Small Business Hub

The Richland County Office of Small Business Opportunity streamlines access to government contracts, offers expert guidance, and connects small local businesses with valuable resources.

OSBO Certification Programs

Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE)

Must be an independently owned and operated for-profit business

Must be located in Richland County

  • Or 25% of employees must live in Richland County
  • Or 50% of revenue must be generated in Richland County

Must have been operating for at least 1 year or obtains significant documented experience

Meets size standard eligibility requirements for Small Business Enterprises as defined below:

  • Is not a broker
  • Is not a subsidiary of another business
  • Is not dominant in its field of operation
  • Whose owners are actively involved in day-to-day management and control of the business
  • And that also is performing a commercially useful function

The business must have no more than 50 full-time employees and must have been in business a minimum of 1 year

Emerging Small Local Business Enterprise (ESLBE)

An emerging firm that meets all of the qualifications of a Small Local Business Enterprise, and:

  • Is less than five (5) years old
  • Has no more than five (5) full-time employees
  • Annual gross sales as averaged over the life of the firm are less than $1 million

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